Air fryer ham and cheese baked potatoes
Crispy-skinned air fryer potatoes stuffed with ham, broccoli and melted cheddar, a cozy, filling dinner with almost no dishes.
- 55 min total
- 10 min hands-on
- Anyone can make this
- Serves 2
- About $2.23 a serving
- 450 calories
- Gluten-free
Dolly says: Most of the time here is hands-off, so you can sit down while it cooks.
Ingredients
For 2 servings.
- 2 russet potatoes, large
- 1 cup frozen broccoli
- 4 oz diced cooked ham
- 1 tbsp butter
- ½ cup shredded cheddar
- 2 tbsp sour cream (optional)
- 1 stalk green onions, sliced (optional)
From your pantry
- 1 tsp olive oil
- ½ tsp salt
Each serving has about 450 calories, 23 g protein, 45 g carbs and 20 g fat, and costs about $2.23 at typical US grocery prices. Both are estimates from what the recipe uses.
Missing something?
- No russet potatoes? Yukon Gold potatoes work.
- No frozen broccoli? Broccoli works.
- No butter? Ghee works.
- No shredded cheddar? Cheddar cheese or Mexican blend cheese or Monterey Jack cheese works.
- No sour cream? Plain Greek yogurt works.
- No green onions? Chives work.
Steps
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Scrub and dry the potatoes, prick them a few times with a fork, and rub them with the oil and salt.
Air fry at 400°F for 40 to 45 minutes, turning them halfway, until a knife slides into the middle easily.
Timer: 42 min
Dolly’s tip: The salty, oiled skin turns crackly, which is the best part. Eat it.When the potatoes are nearly done, microwave the broccoli and ham with of water in a covered bowl for 3 minutes, until hot. .
Splash. A splash is a small, quick pour, about a teaspoon to a tablespoon. It’s there to loosen or brighten a dish, so the exact amount doesn’t matter.
How you’ll know: The dish looks a little looser or tastes a little brighter, not soupy.
Drain. Draining means pouring off liquid, like tipping pasta into a colander or spooning extra fat out of the pan. Pour hot grease into a can or jar, not the sink, where it hardens and clogs the pipes.
How you’ll know: Only a few drips are left, and the food isn’t sitting in a puddle.
Timer: 3 min
Split the potatoes open, fluff the insides with a fork and the butter, and pile in the broccoli and ham. Top with the cheddar.
Air fry 3 minutes more, until the cheese and the ham is steaming hot.
Melt. Melting means gently heating something solid, like butter or cheese, until it turns liquid. Low or medium heat keeps it from browning or burning.
How you’ll know: It’s smooth and liquid, and butter may foam a little but hasn’t turned brown.
Timer: 3 min
Food safety: Rotisserie chicken, deli meat, canned tuna and cooked shrimp are already cooked. Keep them cold until you use them, and heat them until steaming hot if the recipe warms them.
Top with the sour cream and green onions.
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